Preparing for Travel

Every time we go away for the weekend, I find myself with a laundry list of chores to do in the minutes before we have to leave for the airport. Given this, I’m sure you can imagine how I felt as I was trying to prepare for our two-week long vacation to Thailand.

As we were gearing up to go, I made yet another lengthy list for myself of all house chores that needed to be done. But instead of just tossing it out once our taxi arrived, I decided to hang onto it. This way, I don’t have to rack my brain each time we prepare to leave the city, state, or country, because I have my list all ready to go.

Here are the household chores I always complete before leaving on vacation:

Water all the plants and move them to a sunny space in the house

Clean out the refrigerator and throw all out perishables

Take out the trash

Close all windows

Put away all dishes

Check mailbox

Change sheets (nothing beats coming home to a freshly clean bed)

Do the laundry (same logic here)

What other chores do you make sure to check off before leaving for vacation? Share in the comments!